Registry changes

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ethan Kiczek
  • Start date Start date
E

Ethan Kiczek

Can anyone tell me how to do the following with registry settings or
other hacks?:

- Remove the Internet Explorer icon from the Desktop

- Set the Detail View as the default view when double-clicking on My
Computer (or any folders)

Thanks in advance,

Ethan
 
Ethan :

This key contains a number of subkeys which hold information about the
namespace extensions of icons on your desktop. Through this key you can
control which icons are visible on the desktop, including the My Computer,
Inbox, MSN and Internet icons.
The name of each key is a globally unique identifier (GUID), and the
default value of each key is a human-readable name for the namespace
extension, although this is not the same name as the icon on the desktop.
To delete an icon from your desktop:
1. Step through the subkeys until you find the key representing the icon
you want to remove from your desktop, delete the key and the icon should
disappear.

Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Deskt
op\NameSpace]

This registry hack, as well as many others can be found out
http://derekw.dynu.net, in the IT Knowledgebase.

Derek
-------------------------------------
Please note that any ideas, opinions, or solutions presented in this
correspondence are mine and mine alone. They do not represent the opinions
or beliefs of my employer. Any solutions put forth are not gauranteed by
any means. Neither myself nor my employer is responsible for any loss by
the use or misuse of any tools or solutions mentioned in this
correspondence.


--------------------
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:16:24 -0400
From: Ethan Kiczek <[email protected]>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4)
Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax)
X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Registry changes
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-ID: <#[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.registry
NNTP-Posting-Host: ekiczek.fas.harvard.edu 140.247.116.236
Lines: 1
Path:
cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTFEED01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP0
8.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
Xref: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl microsoft.public.win2000.registry:10918
X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.win2000.registry

Can anyone tell me how to do the following with registry settings or
other hacks?:

- Remove the Internet Explorer icon from the Desktop

- Set the Detail View as the default view when double-clicking on My
Computer (or any folders)

Thanks in advance,

Ethan
 
Ethan :

This key contains a number of subkeys which hold information about the
namespace extensions of icons on your desktop. Through this key you can
control which icons are visible on the desktop, including the My Computer,
Inbox, MSN and Internet icons.
The name of each key is a globally unique identifier (GUID), and the
default value of each key is a human-readable name for the namespace
extension, although this is not the same name as the icon on the desktop.
To delete an icon from your desktop:
1. Step through the subkeys until you find the key representing the icon
you want to remove from your desktop, delete the key and the icon should
disappear.

Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Deskt
op\NameSpace]

This registry hack, as well as many others can be found out
http://derekw.dynu.net, in the IT Knowledgebase.

Derek
-------------------------------------
Please note that any ideas, opinions, or solutions presented in this
correspondence are mine and mine alone. They do not represent the opinions
or beliefs of my employer. Any solutions put forth are not gauranteed by
any means. Neither myself nor my employer is responsible for any loss by
the use or misuse of any tools or solutions mentioned in this
correspondence.


--------------------
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 13:16:24 -0400
From: Ethan Kiczek <[email protected]>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4)
Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax)
X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Registry changes
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-ID: <#[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.registry
NNTP-Posting-Host: ekiczek.fas.harvard.edu 140.247.116.236
Lines: 1
Path:
cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTFEED01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP0
8.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
Xref: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl microsoft.public.win2000.registry:10918
X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.win2000.registry

Can anyone tell me how to do the following with registry settings or
other hacks?:

- Remove the Internet Explorer icon from the Desktop

- Set the Detail View as the default view when double-clicking on My
Computer (or any folders)

Thanks in advance,

Ethan
 
In said:
Ethan :

This key contains a number of subkeys which hold information about
the namespace extensions of icons on your desktop. Through this
key you can control which icons are visible on the desktop,
including the My Computer, Inbox, MSN and Internet icons.
The name of each key is a globally unique identifier (GUID), and
the default value of each key is a human-readable name for the
namespace extension, although this is not the same name as the
icon on the desktop. To delete an icon from your desktop:
1. Step through the subkeys until you find the key representing
the icon you want to remove from your desktop, delete the key and
the icon should disappear.
Click to expand...

Just a comment. I prefer renaming such a key as it is sufficient for
the desired effect and also leaves an easy to restore (and hard to
remember) key for a later reversal.

Such as renaming key from
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
to
.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

[ ]
 
In said:
Ethan :

This key contains a number of subkeys which hold information about
the namespace extensions of icons on your desktop. Through this
key you can control which icons are visible on the desktop,
including the My Computer, Inbox, MSN and Internet icons.
The name of each key is a globally unique identifier (GUID), and
the default value of each key is a human-readable name for the
namespace extension, although this is not the same name as the
icon on the desktop. To delete an icon from your desktop:
1. Step through the subkeys until you find the key representing
the icon you want to remove from your desktop, delete the key and
the icon should disappear.
Click to expand...

Just a comment. I prefer renaming such a key as it is sufficient for
the desired effect and also leaves an easy to restore (and hard to
remember) key for a later reversal.

Such as renaming key from
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
to
.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

[ ]
 
OK, my very last registry changes I need to make is this:
- Set the Detail View as the default view when double-clicking on My
Computer (or any folders)
Click to expand...

Anyone have any ideas?
 
OK, my very last registry changes I need to make is this:
- Set the Detail View as the default view when double-clicking on My
Computer (or any folders)
Click to expand...

Anyone have any ideas?
 
Back
Top